THE NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS SEVERAL PLANS FOR ACHIEVING BETTER ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION IN THE SCHOOLS--(1) TRANSFERRING EIGHTH GRADERS IN 10 JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS TO MORE INTEGRATED HIGH SCHOOLS, (2) SHIFTING SIXTH GRADERS TO THE 10 JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS, (3) PAIRING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS UNDER COMMUNITY ZONING PLANS, (4) CHANGING FEEDER PATTERNS, (5) INSTITUTING SOME DISTRICT-DEVELOPED RATHER THAN COMMUNITY ZONING PLANS (WHERE THE LATTER WERE NOT APPROVED LOCALLY), (6) CONTINUING FREE CHOICE TRANSFERS, AND (7) CLOSING ONE HIGH SCHOOL AND REDESIGNING FOUR OTHERS AS COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS. ADDITIONAL SERVICES WILL BE SUPPLIED TO THE PRIMARY AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS. OTHER EFFORTS INVOLVE A NEWLY CREATED PROFESSIONAL "COMMITTEE ON SECONDARY EDUCATION" TO SCRUTINIZE THE ENTIRE PATTERN OF JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION, A REEXAMINATION OF CURRENT AND PROJECTED BUILDING PLANS, THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCHEMES FOR AN EDUCATIONAL PARK, AND THE RECRUITMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF MINORITY GROUP TEACHERS. QUALITY EDUCATION FURTHER WILL BE ENCOURAGED BY INCREASING CLASS TIME, ADDING KINDERGARTENS AND PREKINDERGARTENS, CREATING FIVE EDUCATIONAL COMPLEXES, PROVIDING ADDITIONAL STAFF AND SUPPLIES FOR PAIRED SCHOOLS AND FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS WITH CHANGED FEEDER PATTERNS, AND STRENGTHENING COOPERATION BETWEEN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND LOCAL TEACHER TRAINING SCHOOLS. (NH)